Bullet Trajectories Expert Witnesses

Cases involving the use of a firearm requires the expertise of a ballistics expert witness. A ballistics expert can draw on his or her knowledge of firearms and firearms training to offer expert opinion.

A ballistics expert witness can research to reconstruct what happened during the weapon discharge. He or she may read documents, interview the participants and/or witnesses, visit the scene to examine and document it, view videotapes, and fire the weapon used in the incident. After collecting evidence, the expert often calls on various professionals to assist him or her in reconstructing the events, such as ballistic wound experts, firearms manufacturers and examiners, and crime scene investigators.

With the information gathered, the ballistics expert witness evaluates the facts to determine the sequence of events surrounding the firearm discharge. He or she will work to determine where the shooter was located by making use of the projectile flight of the bullet. Examination of the wounds may also shed light on both parties and where the gun was discharged. If more than one bullet is fired, the investigator needs to account for each one during the reconstruction process, and all bullets need to be examined for any evidence. Such information is pertinent to the investigation and helping determine exactly who did what in a shooting incident.

Many choose to Submit A ForensisGroup Expert Request Form when in need of a ballistics expert witness. From gunshot wound ballistics to microscopic comparisons of bullets and/or casings, an expert can assist in making sense of ballistic evidence.

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I am a gunsmith expert witness with more than four decades experience. My expertise lies in custom and general gunsmithing; firearm design, modification and repair; firearm training for recreation, sport, and self-defense; firearm performance improvements and development; firearm safety; practical metallurgy; pistolsmithing; and shooting instruction. The weapons I have knowledge in include handguns; revolvers; rifles; semi-automatic pistols; semi-automatic and repeating rifles and shotguns; and shotguns. I have provided consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony for over 20 years as a gunsmith expert witness.

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I have over 30 years experience in forensic investigation with expertise in forensic toxicology: analyzing blood and urine samples for the presence of controlled substances using radio immunoassay techniques, analyzing sexual assault evidence for the presence of sperm and/or semen, ABO and polymorphic isozyme typing as well as evaluating evidence for DNA analysis; forensic firearms: bullet path analysis, bullet and cartridge identification, distance determination; and crime scene investigation. I have spent more than 25 years providing consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony as a forensic investigation expert witness.

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I have over 30 years experience as a New Jersey State Police Major specializing in Forensic Ballistics. My experience includes conducting operability examination on thousands of firearms, conducting microscopic examination on discharged bullets and shells to determine if discharged from a particular firearm, conducting examination of clothing for gunshot residues, determining the distance a firearm was discharged from a specific object, determining trajectory, and conducting thousands of microscopic comparisons. I have more than 15 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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I have over 40 years experience with firearms and ballistics. I specialize in expert analysis of firearms related evidence in criminal or civil litigation. My areas of expertise include gunshot wound ballistics, bullet trajectories, firearms identification, microscopic comparisons of bullets/casings, machine gun conversions and silencers, test firing, and ammunition examination. I have prior expert witness experience.

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I have over 40 years experience in criminalistics examination. I have experience conducting investigative assistance for the police, courts, FBI, and U.S. Army. My areas of expertise include: firearm examination and comparison; gunpowder analysis; ballistics; bullet trajectory; puncture wound analysis; knife wound analysis; crime scene and evidence analysis; reconstruction of accidents, assaults, and homicides; and tire track or footprint examination. I have more than 35 years expert witness experience with consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony.

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